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Chapitre I. Introduction Wave Rider Wave Riders are curious people possessed of an innate capacity to go with the flow, constantly seizing upon opportunity when others see no possibility, or even disaster.
Their level of performance is consistently high, and projects are often completed in breathtakingly short periods of time, with a degree of excellence that may seem unbelievable. Not always, not in every instance – but with a regularity that sets them apart, but never alone. Together with their fellows, Wave Riders create the critical community bonds, essential for productive activity. Business. Harrison Owen An Occasional Paper From H.H.Owen and Co.
Fall 1988 There was a time, when the prime business of business was to make a profit and a product. There is now a prior, prime business which is to become an effective learning community. Present and emergent events have radically altered the conditions under which business will be done. Not only are the conditions new, but the time available for adaptation is diminishing on the same exponential curve which describes the advance of technology. The Stage is Set With the approach of 1992 and the creation of the new European Market, business as it used to be is in for one more radical adjustment In one instant, trade barriers will fall, and a new market place with 350 million folks will be inaugurated The nature and impact of this change is waiting to be made clear, but at this juncture, it is only apparent that virtually every trading relationship and business practice will be up for reconsideration.
New Rules Global Business. Users guide. Harrison Owen Open Space Technology requires very few advance elements.
There must be a clear and compelling theme, an interested and committed group, time and a place, and a leader. Detailed advance agendas, plans, and materials are not only un-needed, they are usually counterproductive. This brief User's Guide has proven effective in getting most new leaders and groups off and running.
While there are many additional things that can be learned about operating in Open Space, this will get you started. THE THEME -- Creation of a powerful theme statement is critical, for it will be the central mechanism for focusing discussion and inspiring participation. There is no pat formulation for doing this, for what inspires one group will totally turn off another. THE GROUP -- The group must be interested and committed. One way of insuring both commitment and interest is to make participation in the Open Space event completely voluntary.
The size of the group is not absolutely critical. Learning as transformation. (The evolution of Consciousness) This article originally appeared in In Context Harrison Owen Potomac, MD June 1990.
Papers. Papers These papers were produced over the years by Harrison Owen and published in many places.
Most are no longer available Brief History A brief history of Open Space The Business of Business is LearningAn occasional paper done in 1989 suggesting that the real business of business is learning to do the business better. This paper became the basis for several Open Space conference in India and in the United States. A Brief User's Guide The original Guide to Open Space.
Learning as Transformation First published in In Context suggests that genuine learning is transformational, and that Transformation is learning. Spirit Shows Up Originally intended as a chapter in a book edited by Peter Vaill, but the book never happened. Emergent Order First published in the OD Practitioner it is suggested that the remarkable things that happen in Open Space have nothing to do with the magic of Open Space, but rather the prior reality of self-organizing systems. Open Space and Beyond... Culture Open Source. Welcome to Open Space and. Facilitation de séminaire : méthode du Forum Ouvert.